RE: MS-DOS

PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Farnum Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 9:34 To: Crystal Gruetzmacher Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MS-DOS Crystal Gruetzmacher wrote: > Once upon a time I could use MS-Dos to run my Perl scripts at the C:\Perl > prompt. Then us

Re: MS-DOS

At 11:23 AM 15/06/2001 -0700, Crystal Gruetzmacher wrote: >Once upon a time I could use MS-Dos to run my Perl scripts at the C:\Perl >prompt. Then use Perl nameofscript.pl or whatever the name was. That isn't >working anymore. In your c:\autoexec.bat file add the following then reboot: SET

Re: MS-DOS

Hi Crystal ... Is this perl installation on a Windows ME or more recent incarnation ? this info would help ... Also, the advice you've already received about the PATH is also a good place to start . regards SunDog == At 11:23 AM 6/15/

Re: MS-DOS

Hey Crystal, Friday, June 15, 2001, 2:23:41 PM, you wrote: CG> Once upon a time I could use MS-Dos to run my Perl scripts at the C:\Perl CG> prompt. Then use Perl nameofscript.pl or whatever the name was. That isn't CG> working anymore. Anyone have any idea why? What can I do to fix it. I've CG>

Re: MS-DOS

Is Perl in your system path? The first line in the script doesn't help any in DOSneyland. I usually just type "perl script.pl" if it is. It is possible to associated the dot-p-l extension with Perl.exe in the Windows GUI, but I don't believe its possible to flag an executable in dos that isn't EXE

Re: MS-DOS

Crystal, At the command prompt, type C:\>PATH > c:\temp\out.txt then open c:\temp\out.txt in a text editor to see if C:\perl\bin (or wherever your perl.exe lives) is in the system path. If not, you will have to include it in the path. Francis Crystal Gruetzmacher wrote: > Once upon a time I

Re: MS-DOS

Crystal Gruetzmacher wrote: > Once upon a time I could use MS-Dos to run my Perl scripts at the C:\Perl > prompt. Then use Perl nameofscript.pl or whatever the name was. That isn't > working anymore. Anyone have any idea why? What can I do to fix it. I've > tried reinstalling Perl but that doesn'

RE: MS-DOS

I would recommend using any UNIX over DOS, but hey, whatever tools fit the need, I say. Maybe check your path. Type "set" and see what you get. Gary L. Armstrong AIX Support Specialist The Coca-Cola Company -Original Message- From: Crystal Gruetzmacher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: